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Petr Cech was registered in Chelsea’s Premier League squad in October as a precaution.© Twitter
Petr Cech is most definitely to play for Chelsea’s reserve workforce towards Tottenham on Monday, a yr and a half after his retirement, his Czech agent Sport Invest mentioned on Sunday. “He will play unless something unexpected happens,” mentioned Sport Invest spokesman Pavel Pillar. Chelsea’s technical director since his retirement in May 2019, Cech was registered within the Blues’ Premier League squad in October as a precaution in case coronavirus restrictions hit coach Frank Lampard’s goalkeeper choices. “I am an emergency solution in any case, but I’m ready,” Cech mentioned in an announcement. The 38-year-old former Chelsea and Arsenal participant and Czech Republic worldwide, performed his final sport towards Chelsea for Arsenal within the Europa League closing in May 2019.
Having returned to Stamford Bridge in an government function following his retirement, Cech has saved himself match by taking part in for native ice hockey facet Guildford Phoenix as a goaltender.
“I haven’t played a game since the Europa League final… so playing one is an advantage for me as I’ll be better prepared in case I have to play for the A-team,” Cech mentioned.
“This is one of the moments in the season at which my involvement in the training process has been aimed,” added Cech, who had managed a record-high 202 clear sheets in his 15 seasons within the Premier League.
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“Lucas Bergstrom, the young ‘keeper (of the Chelsea reserve team), played for the U18 team on Saturday and we don’t want to risk an injury if he plays two games within 48 hours.”
“Karlo Ziger is in the A-team bubble and since we’re playing at Wolverhampton on Tuesday, we don’t want to take him out because he wouldn’t get a Covid test necessary for him to return in time,” added Cech.
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